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The Daily Californian: The First 150 Years

Athletics

“The Play” refers to the last-second, game-winning kickoff return for a touchdown ..." during the 1982 Big Game which … "is recognized as one of the most memorable plays in college football history and among the most memorable in American sports...

… with four seconds left … [t]he Golden Bears used five lateral passes on the ensuing kickoff return to score the winning touchdown in the game’s final seconds and earn a 25-20 victory. Believing that the game was over, members of the Stanford Band came onto the field midway through the return …”


– “The Play of Cal’s Century” (text adapted from Wikipedia)

Seven thousand copies were distributed of this fake edition of The Daily Californian created by students working for The Stanford Daily.

– “NCAA Awards Big Game to Stanford”

The author of this article, Michael Silver, is now an award-winning sports journalist.

– “Massacre at Memorial — Cal wins, 42-0”

Cal Women’s basketball team reaches final four April 9, 2013

– “Cal Makes History”
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